Religion and education gender gap: Are Muslims different?

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 337-344

  Hajj, Mandana ^a   Panizza, Ugo ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Education; Gender gap; Islam; Religion

Indexed keywords

CHRISTIANITY; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; GENDER DISPARITY; GENDER RELATIONS; GENDER ROLE; ISLAMISM; RELIGION; WOMENS STATUS;

ASIA; EURASIA; LEBANON; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 67349182276     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2008.01.007     Document Type: Article

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